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The Met Office’s predictions don’t quite go that far yet, but it has warned that freezing temperatures could return just in time for the bank holiday weekend - and there could even be snow.

It previously said: “The most likely scenario currently is a spell of colder than average weather, with increased likelihood of overnight frosts, and a greater than normal chance of snow, especially in the north.”

Forecaster Amy Hodgson, of The Weather Channel, said the run up to the bank holiday will be deceivingly mild and that low pressure from the west will bring plenty of rain, cloud and wind.

But by Wednesday, “beastly polar winds” will begin to take to lead and force values to tumble back down towards freezing.

She said: “The jet stream will dive southwards over western Europe, introducing cold polar air over northern and central parts of the near continent.

“The most intense cold will take place on March 29 and March 30 (Good Friday) as winds veer north-easterly.

“Maximum temperatures could dip as low as 4 to 6C across the UK and overnight minimums could touch freezing.”